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Kenya

MSF teams in Mount Elgon blocked from continuing assistance to civilians affected by conflict

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling on the authorities to lift the restrictions that have been imposed and allow resumption of vital humanitarian relief. Press Release - 21 Jul 2008
 
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Chad

MSF patients and medical workers attacked in Kerfi, Chad

Following an attack on a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) clinic, the medical humanitarian aid agency has now withdrawn most of its staff from the area and suspended its medical activities there. Project Update - 15 Jul 2008
 
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Chad

MSF staff in Dogdoré, eastern Chad, evacuated after security incident

Late on Thursday, June 19, the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team based in Dogdoré, eastern Chad, was attacked by a group of armed men. Project Update - 23 Jun 2008
 
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Somalia

MSF closes medical project in Bossaso

Despite the decision to close all its remaining medical and nutritional operations for the internally displaced people (IDP) living at the outskirts of Bossaso, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) would like to highlight their deteriorated health situation. Press Release - 7 May 2008
 
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Afghanistan

Parents of murdered aid worker meet with Afghan president

The prime suspect was a local policeman but efforts to inquire into the case were hampered by family ties: the policeman - who is now back in his position - is the nephew of the head of the district, who in turn, is the brother of the province's governor. Project Update - 18 May 2005
 
On 20 November, five MSF vehicles parked in front of our clinic in Gaza city were destroyed by the intervention of the Israeli forces. The clinic was also damaged as a result and part of the building was engulfed by fire for a few hours. The cars and the clinic were clearly identified with the MSF logo. This happened while 21 people, including an MSF staff and his family members, were sheltered in the clinic and more than 50 others were in the guesthouse across the street: luckily, they survived unscathed. The cars that were destroyed were the ones used in the aborted evacuation of our staff and their relatives on 18 November, resulting in the killing of two people. Some of the staff sheltering in the MSF premises that day were witnesses to the incident.
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Attacks on medical care

Attacks against medical facilities and health workers, whether deliberate or indiscriminate, are part of generalised violence and atrocities committed against civilians in armed conflict. They deprive populations of health services, often when they need them the most. Topic
Four mothers posing in a corridor of the Hospital in Bili. All four of them are staying in the hospital with their child, that's suffering from a severe case of malaria. Since the beginning of the project in 2016, the pediatric ward already treated more than 4.000 cases of complicated/severe form of malaria.
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Independent medical humanitarian assistance

We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - most of them hired locally. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence and impartiality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.

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